When you see a big yellow ‘M’, the first thought that comes to the mind is McDonald’s.

When you see a half-eaten apple, the first thought is Apple Inc.

When you see a jaguar symbol, the first though is the Jaguar car company.

All these examples show how important it is for a brand to have eye-catching visuals and a slogan, to help the customers to identify them.

Every element that you ‘see’ of a brand is considered to be the visual representation, even the videos.

The fact that video branding is a different point here is because the viewers will understand the importance of logo design and other collateral, which help a brand in its initial stages.

The logo and slogan are considered to be the two most important elements of brand establishment and require maximum focus.

The name is recognised and accepted with its logo and slogan, especially in its initial stages.

Try to think of how many brands you identify with the help of just their logo design?

4 – Content Marketing

Content marketing is everything that a brand uses to express its objectives; from textual content to video content and audio content to visual content.

Everything that you see or hear about the brand is content, and if it is directed properly, it can be used to increase sales and establish the brand globally.

All of the above points are a part of content marketing.

If properly used; it can be beneficial for the brand to make its customers aware of the different products and services, exclusive sales and queries to enable a smooth consumer experience and a boost in sales.

There are many companies which offer website design and development or 360-degree digital marketing services like social media optimisation, PPC advertisements, website optimisation and SEO services.

Some companies offer affordable SEO packages which include SEO, SMO, PPC, website optimisation and reviews, to enable brands to utilise these services.

Do you understand the different parts of content marketing?

5 – Brand Activation

It is referred to as the live stalls at various locations, which allows the brand to communicate with the customers on a one-to-one basis i.e. live events.

It can be used to solve queries, share information about new products or services and promote the brand, as a whole.

It is a comprehensive branding tool, usually practised in malls and events, where the audience is the brand’s target audience.

6 – Event Branding

There is much hype created alongside events because of the scale that it gives to a brand.

Brands sponsor events to market their names and products to the masses with the help of event marketing.

It allows the customers to have a live entertaining experience and simultaneously be part of a particular brand or a group of businesses.

Events are of different types, such as:

Concerts

Festivals

Corporate events

Seminars

Conferences

Plays

Parties

You can distribute your products at these events in live stalls, give them a taste of the brand and even share information about different products or services with the help of marketing materials.

The customers see the brand in a positive light because of the fun experience that they have in the event, which helps the brand to lure them in to boost sales and create its identity.

Have you been part of an event yourself?

7 – Word of Mouth

Your brand is established when other people are talking (positively) about it.

Word of mouth promotion is considered to be one of the best and most useful forms of branding because it is more credible and the content goes viral on its own.

It costs negligible amount of money but can result in millions of dollars of sales.

All of the above points act as a catalyst, which later results in this form of promotion.

It can be directed to boost sales and increase brand awareness, but it is hard to initiate because it requires customers to like the name or its content genuinely and willfully share it on different platforms to communicate the brand’s message further.

There is no perfect tool to exploit and achieve quick brand establishment, but the combination of above tools help significantly with the process.

It is like a recipe; all elements are as important as each individually.

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